Watch: The police crackdown which has taken £2m of cannabis off the streets

South Yorkshire Police’s Doncaster North Neighbourhood Policing Team has intensified its efforts to crackdown on the production of supply of illegal drugs since the start of 2025.

By acting on intelligence and information provided by members of the public, the team has seized a huge amount of cannabis since the start of last year.

A total of 10 people have been arrested and six people convicted since the start of the clampdown.

Doncaster North NPT Inspector Seb Dent said: "The cultivation of cannabis puts innocent people at risk of serious harm and threatens the safety of our communities.

"Not only does it bring organised criminals into our neighbourhoods, but it also poses a fire hazard with electricity meters often being bypassed to generate the electricity needed to grow cannabis.

"This brings with it a risk of fire - not just to that property, but surrounding properties as well, meaning you and your neighbours could end up in serious danger."

Warrants have been executed in areas across the city thanks to intelligence and information from the public and Crimestoppers.

Insp Dent is urging people in the north of Doncaster to continue submitting intelligence so they can continue their crackdown on the production and supply of cannabis and other illegal substances.

He said: "We are incredibly grateful to people in our communities for the information and intelligence they have already provided, and the results of the past 15 months shows the impact of this.

"I now want to urge anyone who thinks cannabis is being grown in their neighbourhood to please get in touch with us so we can take action and disrupt the influence of criminal gangs.

"You are the eyes and ears of your communities, and as recent results have shown we will act on what you tell us in order to rid our towns and villages of cannabis and the danger it poses."